HB Organ Fucntions

Heart

Function: Pumps blood through the body over and over again

Lungs

Function: The primary function of the lungs is respiration. They allow for gas exchange.

Liver

Function: Produces bile, prepares nitrogenous wastes for disposal, and detoxifies poisonous chemical in the blood

Pancreas

Function: Produces the hormones insulin and glucagon for the blood and secretes digestive enzymes into the small intestine

Stomach

Function: Carries out the physical and chemical digestion of food by grinding and churning

Small intestines

Function: Aids digestion with enzymatic hydrolysis of macromolecules and absorption of nutrients

Large intestines

Function: To reabsorb water and maintain the fluid balance of the body

Trachea

Function: Letting of the air flow into the lungs

Larynx

Function: Protection of the airway and production of the voice.

Respiratory

Kidneys

Function: Removal of toxins from the blood

Excretory

Urinary Bladder

Function: To store urine until it becomes too full

Excretory

Esophagus

Function: Channel that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach using peristalsis

Digestive

Diaphragm

Function: Expanding and reducing the chest cavity to bring air in and out of the lungs

respiratory

Gallbladder

Function: Stores bile and releases it into the small intestine as needed

Digestive

umbilical cord

a tube containing the blood vessels connecting the fetus and placenta

Esophagus

A muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.

bile duct

A tube that carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the intestine

Rectum

A short tube at the end of the large intestine where waste material is compressed into a solid form before being eliminated

anus

A muscular opening at the end of the rectum through which waste material is eliminated from the body

Spleen

Organ near the stomach that produces, stores, and eliminates blood cells

ureter

A duct leading from the kidney to the urinary bladder.

right atrium

Receives deoxygenated blood from the body

left atrium

receives oxygenated blood from the lungs

right ventricle

pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs

left ventricle

pumps oxygenated blood to the body

pulmonary artery

artery carrying oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs

pulmonary veins

Deliver oxygen rich blood from the lungs to the left atrium

Aorta

Largest artery in the body

coronary arteries

blood vessels that branch from the aorta and carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle

Bronchi

two short branches located at the lower end of the trachea that carry air into the lungs.

renal artery

blood vessel that carries blood to the kidney

renal vein

blood vessel that carries blood away from the kidney and toward the heart

Aorta

This artery is responsible for transporting oxygen rich blood from your heart to the rest of your body